The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-10

cision has not vet been made known. A tiny
sword yeritabe baby sword. with a hilt of
gold that is said TO be masterpiece of the jewel
isr's art, goes with this remarkable uniform.
SAM JONES' You have heard the expression.
THE naked truth, and perhaps you do not know
how it originated. viii tell you Once upon a
time Truth and Error went in bathing together
Error came out first. put on Truths clothes and
ran away. And Error has been irving to wear
the garments ever since. When Truth
out of the water the only clothing IL could
find put what belonged to Error.
Before will wear such garments as those. said
Truth. I will so naked all my life. Truth has
kept its word and goes through. the world naked,
without frill bang or hustle or anything
else"
THE Berlin correspondent of the Strassburgcr
Post thus describes Prince Bismarck, as he ap-
peared on leaving Berlin for Varzin recently:
prince Bismarck has undeniabie become an
old man. His hair is snow white, his face
marked with deep wrinkles. but his gait Is firm
and his figure erect ever. The Prince has
Of late been wearing silver spectacles. which
give him strange appearance. His travelling
costume consisted of light-colored summer
suit yellow spring overcoat. and an enormous
soft gray hat. He was accompanied only by
Count RantZau and two gigantic bulldogs.
which jumped into the carriage ahead of him.
CURIOUS story told by the Rev. F.. Luz
cas- in his address at the recent laying of the
corner stone of italian Roman Catholic
church in Williamsburg. He said that Ieal-
ian Protestant minister established $40 900
mission in that neigh borhood and brought in
some Italians who would bless and cross them
selves with the sign of the cross sc their devo
tions. The Episcopal Bishop. Lttleiohn, saw
them doing this, and he asked. what does this
meanp and on his minister telling him that he
would have to let the people do that or he could
not keep any of lem, the Bishop dispensed with
his services. and the $40, 900 mission is thing
of the past.
Mrs. BEEcHER has finally agreed to write a
series of articles for publication in the weekly
papers of this country and Canada The articles
will be devoted mainly to social topics, ranging
from marriage and divorce to the dress and care
of children. and thence on to society in general.
education. and the domestic duties of women.
1t is officially stated that Mrs Beecher's purpose
in writing these papers is not money making
one. the insurance upon her husbands life.
added to their savings, has placed her beyond
the reach of want Since the great preachers
death, however, the lady has had little
cupation, and as idleness leads only to broodiug
in her case, she has wisely decided to go to work.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND lately received from
Dr.. George II. Moore, of the Lenox Library,
New York, a bit of book with the title:
washington as an Angler" The work was the
outcome of DIR. Moore's researches In letter
of knowledgment President Cleveland wrote
to DR.. Moore Il am much pleased to learn
that the only element of greatness heretofore
unnotced in the life of Washington is thus sup
piled. / little curious to know whether
the absence of details to the result of lis fish
fish stories at that time among anglers, to the
fact that. to the number of fish he
caught, the Father of his Country could not tell
lie.
Elk GOVERNOR SHEPHERD was thrown against
a rock while in Mexico and stunned. He be-
came delirious for time, and his head was ter
ribly swollen from the erysipelas. He says they
tell this story on him: when I was at my
worst was DESTROYS of seeing myself in mir
L wanted to see if that head looked it
felt. The doctor wouldn't let me do 1t, but
day, while the attendant not attending.
This when one side of my head was digger
than the other. One eye all bulged and
the other looked sunken from contrast They
said that stood intently gazing at my reflection
a moment and then exclaimed Hello, ben But
ler what in the devil are you doing way down
hereP
Boston has just received from Africa the
largest gorilla ever landed in this country His
name is Jack and he is feet in height whom
standing erect, and measures feet from the
end of one outstretched hand to the other. He
weighs about 125 pounds and exhibits enormous
strength compared with that of which man seems |
like chids He arrived IN large box made of |
planking p inches thick, and when being re- |
moved from the ship he tore large splinters from
the hardwood planks with much ease as a |
child would break twig. The hair, which is |
very and from two to four inches in |
length, is of greensh-gray color. and the |
back, legs and arms nclines to a black. His |
shoulders are immense The expression of the |
face, which is black, is scowling. The eyes are |
small, sunken in the head, and the lips large |
and thin.